Non-refillable bottle.



No. 840,453. Y PATENTBD JAN. 1, 19.01.

H4. GBHMAN & N. A. GIANNONE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. 'ul moulon rum) um :2, 190a.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY GEHMAN AND NELSON A. GIANNONE, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNORS OFONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM E. WIMPY, OF ATLANTA,

GEORGIA.

Specification'of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed January 22, 1906. Serial No. 297,291-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY GEHMAN and States, residing at Atlanta, inthe county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new anduseful Non-Refillable Bottle, of

which the following is a specification. Theinvention relates toimprovements in.

non-refillable bottles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofnon-refillable bottles and to provide a simple and efficient anism,adapted to prevent the va ve from beverted.

ing tampered with by an instrument and capable of permittin a freedischarge of the contents of the bott e when the same is in- With theseand other objects in view the invention consists in the construction andnovel combination and arrangements of parts the advantages of theinvention.

In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of anon-refillable bottle constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective viewof the lower guard member. Fig. 3 isa similar view showing the same inverted. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of the upper guard member. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view ofthe locking-s ring.

Like numera s of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a bottle provided with a neck 2, having a valve-seat 3 atits lower end to receive a ball-valve 4, which closes the passage at thebottom of the neck when the bottle is in an upright position. Althoughthe improvements are illustrated in connection with a bottle in theaccompanying drawings, yet it will be readily apparent that they areapplicable to various forms of receptacles having a neck for thereception of a stopper. The lower portion of the neck is thickenedinteriorly to provide the said valve-seat 3 and to form a reducedvalve-chamber 5. An annular shoulder 6 is also formed at the top of thevalve-chamber by reducing the neck, asshown, to member 7.

The lower guard member, which is spaced from the valve-seat a sufficientdistance to permit the ball to leave the same when the bottle isinverted, consists of a circular solid body having a slight downwardtaper and provided in its upper and lower faces with circular recessesor concavities 8 and 9, the

lower cancavity being adapted to seat and center the ball when thebottle is inverted, whereby the ball is held in spaced relation with thesides of the neck, so that the liquid contents will be permitted to flowfreely from the bottle. The circular body portion of the lower guardmember is spaced from the walls of the neck to provide anintervening-annular space or passage, and it is provided with projectingfeet 10, consisting of tapered lugs or flanges extending from the to tothe bottom of the body of the lower guar member and'projecting from theperiphery thereof and having lower straight horizontal edges to restupon the seat formed by the annular horizontal shoulder 6 of the neck.The projecting peripheral lugs or flanges also fit against the walls ofthe neck of the bottle to maintain the body portion of the lower guardmember in its spaced relation with the neck. The guard member isprovided with a plurality of upwardly-extending support ngarms 11, on whch is seated and between which depends an upper tubular guard member 12.The ball-valve is designed to be constructed of glass, porcelain, orother suitable material, and the body portion of the lower guard memberis also designed to be constructed'of some such material, which will notaffect the contents of the bottle or other receptacle. Theupwardly-extending arms may be constructed of metal or any othersuitable material, and when constructed of provide a seat for a lowerguard metal may have their lower ends embedded i sn'p" blte'd by thesame in spaced relation within the same, as shown. The arms whenconstructed of metal will also be suitably coated to prevent them fromafiecting the contents of the receptacle.

The upper tubular guard member,which tapers downwardly and which is openat the top and bottom, is provided at the top with anoutwardly-extending annular flange 13 which is arranged upon the u perends of the arms 1 1 and which is retaine on the same by means of asplit locking-spring 14. The upper tubular guard member may beconstructed of anysuitable material, and the lockingspring, which willin practice be coated to prevent it from afl'ecting the contents of thereceptacle, engages an annular groove 15, formed on the interior of theneck a suitable distance from the'upper end of the same, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The spring when brought opposite theannular groove of the neck will engage the same and retain the guardmembers in the position shown. If desired, cement or other adhesivematerial may be placed in the groove to effectually prevent the springfrom being re moved therefromaiter the 'arts have been assembled andafter the bottiie or other receptacle has been filled.

The upper and lowerguard members form a tortuous passage and willeffectually re: vent a wire or other instrument inserte in the neck ofthe bottle from interfering with the operation of the ball-valve, andwhen the bottle or other receptacle is inverted the ballv'al've willleave its seat and will seatitseli within the recess or concavity 9 ofthe lower guard member, which also operates to s ace the ball-valve fromthe sides of the net: to prevent; the ball-valve from interfering with afree discharge of the contents of the bottle.

Havi'ng thus fully described our invention, what weclaim as new, anddesire to secure'by Letters Patent, is- H 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination with a neck, and a valve located within theneck, of a lower guard mem- "ber provided with upwardly-projecting arms,

wit the lower guard member.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a neckhaving a seat, and a valve, of interfitting guard members located abovethe valve and forming a tortuous assage for the liquid, one of the guardmem ers being provided with a seat arranged to receive and center thevalve when thereceptacle is inverted, whereby the valve is held inspaced relation with the walls of the neck to permit a free discharge ofthe liquid.

4. In adevice of the class described, the combination with a neck, of avalve, and a guard member consisting of a circular body portion providedwith peripheral supporting rejections and having a recess in it's'upp'eriace, and arms extending upward frcm the body portion at the walls ofthe said recess.

5. In a device of the-class described, the combination with a neckhaving a seat, and a valve, or a lower guard member consisting of a bodyportion provided with projecting feet and having u wardl -extendingarms, and an upper tubular guard member supported by the upper ends ofthe arms and extendin downwar within the same. H

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a neckhaving'a seat, and a valve, of a lower guard member having projectingsupporting-lugs and provided with upwardly-extending arms, and an; upperdownwardly-tapered tubular member supported by the arms and extendingdownward within the same. A h

7-. In a device of the class described, the combination of a neck havinga seat, a valve, a lower guard member consisting of a circular bodyportion provided with upper and lower recesses and having projectingperipheral supporting-lugs and also provided with upwardly-extendingarms, a downwardly-tapered tubular upper guard member fitting within thearms and having a flange at its top arranged u on the up er ends of thesaid arn is, and a locking'deviceengaging theneck and the flange.

In testimony that we claim the foregoin as our own we have heretoafiixedonrsignatures in the presence of two witne ses.

ARR NELSON A. GIANNONE. Witnesses:

HENRY C. PE'E'PLE's, LEE M. JORDAN.

